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World Cup Stadium Profile: Moses Mabhida Stadium, Durban

It may not be for sufferers of vertigo but this splendid beacon of unity and proleterian heroism hosts a cracking line-up of group stage matches, says Ben Lyttleton. “Fans at the 69,000-capacity stadium will be treated to superb first-round matches which will hopefully be more exciting than the first match at the stadium, when Maritzburg United beat Amazulu 1-0.” The Moses Mabhida Stadium is probably the most visually stunning of all the venues hosting World Cup matches, with its 350m long arch over the top of the arena making for a sensational sight.

Mar 10, 2010 | 0 comments | View Post

World Cup Team Profiles: Group F: Paraguay

They enjoyed their best-ever qualifying campaign and boast a potent array of attacking talent.

Mar 08, 2010 | 0 comments | View Post

The Bettorlogic European Injuries And Suspensions Column

Martin Demichelis misses Bayern Munich’s match this weekend through injury as do other key players from around Europe. Bettorlogic tell us how their absences can affect proceedings. “Demichelis has been at Bayern since the 2003/04 season and has developed into one of the Bavarian giant’s most important defenders in that time, and since the start of last term has played 41 and missed 17 of Bayern’s games. His record has been good, Bayern winning 66% of games with him compared to 47% without.” Click Here to subscribe to Player PRO and have a free 14 day trial. Bettorlogic have compiled a report using our player analysis tool Player PRO highlighting the most important players that are likely to be missing across Europe’s major leagues this weekend. NB Player appearances are based on a player starting and completing at least an hour of the match unless otherwise stated

Mar 05, 2010 | 0 comments | View Post

Davis Cup Tennis Betting: Can US rookies contain Djokovic and co?

It’s Davis Cup time again, which for Britain means the perennial embarrassing struggle against such fine tennis nations as Uzbekistan, Burkina Faso and this week Lithuania. Sean Calvert selects the best bets. “Isner won’t trouble the scorers in Belgrade, but Querrey might nick one and the Bryan’s are unbeaten on clay, so a 3-2 Serbia win looks a decent shout.” While a Murray-less GB scrap it out in Vilnius for the right to play Ireland or Turkey, there is some proper tennis being played elsewhere and this is the pick of the weekend’s action.

Mar 04, 2010 | 0 comments | View Post

International Friendlies: Fabio Given Some Food For Thought

Friendlies don’t often teach you much, but there were a few lessons learnt from last night’s games involving England and their World Cup opponents… With England 1-0 down at half-time, the knives were out. The John Terry saga had clearly had a major affect, Wayne Rooney wasn’t being utilised effectively, and there was no threat from the flanks

Mar 04, 2010 | 0 comments | View Post

World Cup Team Profiles: Group E: Denmark

Having missed out on the last two major international tournaments, Denmark will arrive in South Africa looking to make up for lost time… The stigma attached to the Danes is that they’re as solid and reliable as they are unspectacular. Devoid of any real flair and panache, Denmark will surely struggle when things get tight, and while they’re a good bet to qualify from the group – at [ 2.08 ] – their price of [ 160.0 ] to win the whole thing seems fair enough. Nation: Denmark Also known as… ‘Danish Dynamite’ Route to South Africa… The Danes were thoroughly impressive as they beat rivals Sweden home and away, as well as taking four points off of group favourites Portugal. Morten Olsen’s men struggled against Hungary, but aside from that they couldn’t be faulted and as a result go into the World Cup in confident mood. World Cup Pedigree… South Africa will be their fourth appearance in a World Cup, and on each previous occasion, the Danes have made it out of the group stage. Their best showing was in 1998, when eventual winners Brazil knocked them out in the Quarter Finals.

Mar 04, 2010 | 0 comments | View Post

Latest World Cup Odds: England and Spain solid in market after victories

Peter Crouch fires England to history-making victory over Egypt while the Spanish secure impressive away win in Paris “England are 7.0 third favourites for the World Cup but Spain head the betting in that market at 5.2 and they underlined their strength with an impressive 2-0 away win over France thanks to first-half goals from David Villa and Sergio Ramos.” A three-goal second-half comeback ensured England secured the 500th win of their history tonight. They owed much of the victory to Peter Crouch who struck twice after replacing Jermain Defoe to give the home side that historic victory. Mohamed Zidan , a 24.0 shot to open the scoring, gave Egypt an unexpected lead midway through the first-half when he captialised on a Matthew Upson slip to smash past Rob Green from 12 yards. And the African Cup of Nations champions held onto that lead for half-an-hour until Spurs’ lanky hitman broke through the away defence to haul England back into the game. Shaun Wright-Phillips added a second on 75 minutes before Crouch struck his second to end Egypt’s hopes.

Mar 03, 2010 | 0 comments | View Post

World Cup Stadium Profile: Soccer City, Johannesburg

The biggest stadium and the home of the national side, Soccer City will host the opener and the final of South Africa 2010, says Ben Lyttleton. “There won’t be a spare seat in the house when Soccer City hosts the World Cup’s eagerly-awaited opening match between South Africa and Mexico on June 11.” The starting-point of any look at the World Cup 2010 stadia has to be Soccer City, the country’s main football stadium and the place where the South African FA has its HQ. Unlike some of the other venues for this summer, Soccer City is a football-only arena and with a capacity of 91,141, is the largest in South Africa

Mar 03, 2010 | 0 comments | View Post

International Friendly Betting: Germany v Argentina

Germany-Argentina is a game for the ages, and it’s a game for the wages too, if Tobias Gourlay’s right about Gonzalo Higuain. Recommended Bet: Back Over 2.5 Goals at 2.08 in Germany v Argentina In the high season of European club football, the best players with German and Argentine passports are obliged to meet in Munich for an international friendly that will have chuffed club managers across the continent. Still, Diego Maradona will be fresh; just last month he completed a two-month ban for a potty-mouthed attack on the gentlemen of the South American press in the aftermath of a narrow win over Uruguay.

Mar 02, 2010 | 0 comments | View Post

World Cup Profiles: Group D: Germany

Based on their storming qualifying campaign and World Cup pedigree, the Germans go to South Africa with typically high hopes… It’s one of football’s truest clichés: ‘Never write off the Germans’. Yet at odds of [ 15.0 ] to win the tournament, it seems like this time round they’re just not fancied

Mar 01, 2010 | 0 comments | View Post
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